infinite grey matter

two bring trouble
two bruised egos
space
equals imagined

connection

it begins with a box
where he will place the words
‘mine’ and ‘do’ and
things that have not happened

they will not happen
they are rusty
nails
festering

they will kill you

not the infection
girl
but the knowing

this repeatable lesson

then the getting over
climbing out
and
unleashing

tell him to extend
the spine
reach cortex with
sinewy spirit

tell him

before you come here
answer this -
what right
have you to begin

two beginnings
that barely
have begun